Method and apparatus enabling communication between an electric device and a battery
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus enabling communication between an electric device and a battery 有权
    能够实现电气设备和电池之间的通信的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06584329B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-24

    申请号:US09492341

    申请日:2000-01-27

    IPC分类号: H04B138

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0004

    摘要: Digital, serial communication over an interface between an electronic device (102) and a battery (103) attached thereto comprises transmission of bytes (300) consisting of a number of bits. Each bit is defined by one of a high level and a low level, and a leading bit (304) of each byte is of a first one of said high and low levels. The method comprises the step of transmitting the other of the high and low levels for a first period of time (403, 405) immediately prior to said leading bit (304). When the leading bit of a byte is always of the same level (i.e. either high or low) and a period of the opposite level precedes the leading bit, it is very easy and simple to ensure that the sending as well as the receiving party is ready for the communication to take place and adjusted to the actual direction of communication.

    摘要翻译: 在电子设备(102)和连接到其的电池(103)之间的接口上的数字串行通信包括由多个位组成的字节(300)的传输。 每个位由高电平和低电平之一定义,并且每个字节的前导位(304)是所述高电平和低电平的第一位。 该方法包括在所述前导位(304)之前的第一时间段(403,405)中传输高电平和低电平中的另一个的步骤。 当一个字节的前导位始终处于相同的电平(即,高电平或低电平),并且相反电平的周期在前导位之前时,确保发送和接收方是非常简单和简单的 准备通信发生并调整到实际的沟通方向。

    Method and an apparatus for storing and communicating battery information
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and an apparatus for storing and communicating battery information 有权
    用于存储和传送电池信息的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06291966B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-18

    申请号:US09491954

    申请日:2000-01-26

    IPC分类号: H02J700

    摘要: A battery system and method are disclosed. The battery system and method include battery means for supplying operating power during battery operation of a battery power receiving device (e.g. a mobile phone). The battery system and method further includes a battery information circuit carried as a unit together with the battery means (e.g. in the form of a so-called battery pack for a mobile phone) for assembly with the battery power receiving device. The battery information circuit includes memory cells and is capable of communicating information with the battery power receiving device. The memory cells include bits encoded to represent an index for a table including battery information; and the battery power receiving device includes a memory capable of storing the table.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种电池系统和方法。 电池系统和方法包括用于在电池电力接收装置(例如移动电话)的电池操作期间提供工作电力的电池装置。 电池系统和方法还包括与电池装置(例如,用于移动电话的所谓电池组的形式)一起作为一个单元携带的电池信息电路,用于与电池电力接收装置组装。 电池信息电路包括存储单元,并且能够与电池电力接收装置通信信息。 存储器单元包括被编码以表示包括电池信息的表的索引的位; 并且电池电力接收装置包括能够存储该表的存储器。

    Monitoring circuit
    7.
    发明授权
    Monitoring circuit 有权
    监控电路

    公开(公告)号:US06810338B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-26

    申请号:US09982801

    申请日:2001-10-22

    IPC分类号: G06F1900

    CPC分类号: G01R19/16542 G01R31/3648

    摘要: There is provided a monitoring device which can be used as a battery monitor in a mobile communications device, such as a mobile phone. The monitoring device includes output registers, from which parameter values can be read by a processor unit. Advantageously, the device makes frequent measurements, and updates parameter values on the basis of those measurements. The updated stored parameter values can then be read by the processor. This has the advantage that the processor does not have to read a large number of values, in order to obtain the information required about the parameters. This therefore has the result that communications on the bus are reduced, and power consumption is reduced. For example, the parameters may include a maximum battery voltage, a minimum battery voltage, and an average battery voltage, as well as parameters relating to the current supplied to the battery during charging.

    摘要翻译: 提供了可以用作诸如移动电话的移动通信设备中的电池监视器的监视设备。 监视装置包括输出寄存器,可由处理器单元读取参数值。有利的是,该装置进行频繁测量,并且基于这些测量来更新参数值。 然后可以由处理器读取更新的存储的参数值。 这具有的优点是处理器不必读取大量的值,以便获得关于参数所需的信息。 因此,总线上的通信减少,并且功耗降低。例如,参数可以包括最大电池电压,最小电池电压和平均电池电压以及与电流相关的参数 在充电期间提供给电池。

    Method and apparatus for calibrating a rechargeable battery
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for calibrating a rechargeable battery 有权
    用于校准可充电电池的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06630814B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-07

    申请号:US09859237

    申请日:2001-05-16

    IPC分类号: H01M1046

    摘要: Method and apparatus for calibrating a rechargeable battery for mobile telephones and other electronic devices. Calibration is accomplished during a process of completely charging the battery by determining the total amount of charge accepted by the battery during the charging process, and providing a value of total charge capacity of the battery based, at least in part, on the total amount of charge accepted by the battery. The total charge capacity of the battery is used to calculate remaining battery capacity and to predict the remaining operational time of the device. Alternative calibration procedures are provided if the battery is not completely discharged before charging or if the battery is not fully charged by the charging process. The calibration procedures of the invention require no interaction from a user (other than his initiating the normal charging process), and typically permits a calibration to be carried out notwithstanding varying usage habits of different users.

    摘要翻译: 用于校准用于移动电话和其他电子设备的可再充电电池的方法和装置。 通过在充电过程中确定电池接受的电量的总量,并且至少部分地基于电池的总量来提供电池的总充电容量的值,在对电池完全充电的过程中完成校准 电池接受的电量。 电池的总充电容量用于计算剩余电池容量并预测设备的剩余操作时间。 如果在充电之前电池未完全放电或充电过程中电池未完全充电,则提供备用校准程序。 本发明的校准程序不需要用户的交互(除了他开始正常的充电过程之外),并且通常允许执行校准,尽管不同用户的使用习惯不同。

    Estimation of current consumption due to radio activities in GPRS
    10.
    发明授权
    Estimation of current consumption due to radio activities in GPRS 有权
    估计GPRS中无线电活动造成的电流消耗

    公开(公告)号:US06750656B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-15

    申请号:US10241063

    申请日:2002-09-10

    IPC分类号: G01N27416

    CPC分类号: G01R31/3648

    摘要: A technique for estimating current consumption of an electronic device such that current consumed during reception of bursts is utilized in calculating the remaining battery power. By determining the time duration of each reception burst and the charge consumed during each burst, the total charge consumed by the reception bursts is calculated. The total charge calculated is used to determine the remaining battery power.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于估计电子设备的电流消耗的技术,使得在接收脉冲串期间消耗的电流被用于计算剩余电池电量。 通过确定每个接收脉冲串的持续时间和每个突发期间消耗的电荷,计算由接收脉冲串消耗的总电荷。 计算的总电量用于确定剩余电池电量。